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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Learning to demand pay for your time at a job is an important life lesson. Not everyone learns it. I have a coworker on the verge of retirement that eats while working and doesn't take a "no-lunch".

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

I would argue that the lion's share of wage theft happens at the lowest paid jobs. They have no alternatives, they're paid zero respect, the power balance is in the employer's favor, and their employers know it. They can't even demand a reasonable standard of living.

Well, they can but it would take a concerted effort, and the American mindset is too individualist to understand class solidarity, or too distracted by just trying to survive.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Knowing it, and being able to do anything about it are two very different things. Especially in lower paying fields.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I have a coworker on the verge of retirement that eats while working and doesn't take a "no-lunch".

That's actually illegal in my state, and companies can get in big trouble if the employee doesn't take a break/ lunch.